Monday, November 15, 2010

Combining 2 of Paula Deen's Snapper Recipes

I know Paula Deen uses a LOT of butter and I love her for it! I actually recently downloaded her show to watch on my iPhone (at the gym!) and was inspired to make her Mushroom-Stuffed Baked Red Snapper recipe. BUT, being someone who's not about to go out and buy an entire fish, guts and all, I decided to make some modifications. I found that she had another Red Snapper recipe and thought I'd get creative and combine them. This is my version of Baked Red Snapper with a flavorful Cheesy Mushroom Crust on top. It's served with our favorite Cheesy Grits recipe from Alton Brown and it was an amazing dinner! Paula would've been proud!

2. In a small skillet, melt 1 Tbsp butter. Add onions, mushrooms and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes. Take off heat, let mixture cool slightly, transfer to a small mixing bowl and stir in Worcestershire and breadcrumbs.

3. Drizzle olive oil into a baking dish. Place fish onto the oil and top with mushroom mixture. Dot the fish with remaining 1 Tbsp butter.

4. Bake for 15 minutes, sprinkle Parmesan on top and bake for another 5-10 minutes, until fish is opaque and cheese is browned.

Who is Cookie?

I'm not a chef, a nutritionist or a personal trainer. I'm just an ordinary girl who's obsessed with working out and cooking!

I began my journey with the gym at the age of 17, when I first discovered how good I felt after 30-60 minutes of cardio and weight-lifting. I LOVE being at the gym but I also enjoy doing Taebo and Pilates at home once in a while. I work out 7 days a week (unless I'm REALLY sick), and I always feel GREAT afterwards. Exercise really is the perfect hang-over cure!

The Food Network has been my favorite channel for as long as I can remember. I moved in with my Honey in October 2007 and for the first time, I had my VERY OWN kitchen! I was ecstatic and immediately began cooking dinners that I've seen on the shows and baking for my coworkers every Friday. Needless to say, they all love me! hehe